Editing Folsom, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Folsom, California
| settlement_type    = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
| motto              = "Distinctive by Nature"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.folsom.ca.us/|title=City of Folsom, California|publisher= City of Folsom, California |access-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref>
| image_skyline      = Folsom, California - Sutter Street 2015.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Historic Sutter Street
| image_seal         = Folsom ca seal.png
| image_flag         = Flag of Folsom, California.svg
| image_blank_emblem = Folsom ca logo.png
| blank_emblem_type  = Logo
| image_map          = File:Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Folsom Highlighted 0624638.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of Folsom in Sacramento County, California
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the contiguous United States
| pushpin_relief     = 1
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[California]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Sarah Aquino<ref>{{cite web |title=City Councilmembers |url=https://www.folsom.ca.us/government/city-council-and-commissions/city-councilmembers |website=City of Folsom |access-date=February 2, 2025}}</ref>
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = April 20, 1946<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
 |format=Word 
 |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s 
 |access-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc 
 |archive-date=November 3, 2014  }}</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 30.15
| area_land_sq_mi    = 27.88
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.27
| area_total_km2     = 78.09
| area_land_km2      = 72.21
| area_water_km2     = 5.88
| area_water_percent = 9.69
| area_note          = 
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|277516|Folsom|access-date=January 4, 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ft       = 220
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="quif">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/folsomcitycalifornia|title=QuickFacts: Folsom City, CA}}</ref>
| population_total   = 80454
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank    = [[List of largest California cities by population|93rd]] in California
| population_metro   = 
| timezone           = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset         = −8
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|40|20|N|121|9|28|W|region:US-CA_type:city(81,000)|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST       = PDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −7
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 95630, 95671, 95763
| area_codes         = [[Area codes 916 and 279|916/279]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = {{FIPS|06|24638}}
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
| blank1_info        = {{GNIS 4|277516}}, {{GNIS 4|2410516}}
| website            = {{URL|https://www.folsom.ca.us/}}
}}

'''Folsom''' is a city in [[Sacramento County, California]], United States. The population was 80,454 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 72,203 residents at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=QuickFacts: Folsom city, California |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/folsomcitycalifornia/POP010220 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209014026/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/folsomcitycalifornia/POP010220 |archive-date=February 9, 2025 |access-date=February 13, 2025 |website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Nisenan]] tribe of [[Indigenous peoples of California|Native Americans]] had long inhabited the area.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ru2S7rek5VoC&q=indian+wells+california+images+of+america | title=Folsom, California | author= Folsom Historical Society| date=September 15, 1999 | publisher=Arcadia | isbn=9781439610190 }}</ref> The [[Gold Rush of 1849]] brought [[California genocide|violence, disease and overwhelming loss]] for the tribes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Gold Rush Impact on Native Tribes |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldrush-value-land/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |publisher= PBS | work= [[American Experience]] | via= PBS.org |language=en}}</ref>

[[Joseph Libbey Folsom]] purchased [[Rancho Rio de los Americanos]] from the heirs of [[San Francisco]] merchant [[William Alexander Leidesdorff]], and laid out the town called Granite City, mostly occupied by gold miners seeking their fortune in the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] foothills. Though few amassed a great deal of wealth, the city prospered due to Joseph Folsom's lobbying to get a railway to connect the town with [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. Joseph died in 1855, and Granite City was later renamed Folsom in his honor. The railway was abandoned in the 1980s<ref>{{cite web | title=Nimbus to Folsom | url=http://www.abandonedrails.com/article.asp?id=302 | publisher= | website= AbandonedRails.com | access-date=October 12, 2008 | archive-date=March 2, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090302194631/http://www.abandonedrails.com/article.asp?id=302 | url-status=dead }}</ref> but opened up as the terminus of the [[Gold Line (SacRT)|Gold Line]] of [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]]'s [[light rail]] service in 2005. A few former gold-rush era towns are located in and around Folsom, including [[Prairie City, California|Prairie City]], [[Salmon Falls, California|Salmon Falls]], and [[Mormon Island, California|Mormon Island]].

Folsom included a significant [[Chinese American]] community when it was first [[municipal corporation|incorporated]], but arsonists burned Folsom's [[Chinatown]] in March 1886, driving Chinese Americans out of town.<ref>{{Cite book| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mfkyAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA20|title=Folsom Dam Road Access Restriction: Environmental Impact Statement|date=April 2005|publisher=US Department of Interior|section=3.9.1.1|page=3.9-2|language=en}}</ref><!--dead reference, not authoritative source <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.uvm.edu/~jloewen/sundowntownsshow.php?id=1054 |title = Retired service | publisher= University of Vermont}}</ref>-->

The establishment of [[Folsom Prison]] came in 1880, when the [[Robert Livermore|Livermore family]] made an agreement with the state to donate land for the prison in exchange for prison labor. They planned to build a [[hydro-electric dam]] from the [[American River]] for a sawmill. Though the sawmill did not work out, the Livermores soon realized that the natural force of running water could provide enough power to transmit to Sacramento, and the [[Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park|Folsom Powerhouse]], now a [[National Historic Landmark]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of NHLs by State - National Historic Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/list-of-nhls-by-state.htm |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref> was opened. At the time it was opened, it had the longest overhead run of electricity (22 miles) in the country. The powerhouse operated until 1952.

[[Folsom Dam]] was built in 1956, providing flood control and water rights for the Sacramento Valley and created [[Folsom Lake]]. The dam is located on the southwest corner of the lake. The lake is an estimated {{convert|4.8|mi|km}} from [[Granite Bay]] to the most southern point of [[Folsom Lake]].

Folsom is home to [[Folsom Lake College]], [[Folsom High School]], [[Vista del Lago High School (Folsom, California)|Vista del Lago High School]] and a historic downtown district. Folsom is also home to the largest private employer in the Sacramento area, [[Intel]].

The Folsom Plan Area allows the construction of 11,000 homes resulting in 25,000 additional residents enlarging the city of Folsom by one-third. The planned community development area of {{convert|3,250|acres}} south of Highway 50 includes additional housing, schools and parks along with office and commercial buildings.<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.folsom.ca.us/community/planning/folsom_plan_area/default.asp|title=Folsom, CA - Folsom Plan Area| website= folsom.ca.us|access-date=February 27, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200227175319/https://www.folsom.ca.us/community/planning/folsom_plan_area/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bizjak|first=Tony|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article211168769.html|title=Thousands of long-awaited homes are coming to Folsom. Here's what you should know| date= May 21, 2018 |work= [[Sacramento Bee]] |access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|34|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|31.9|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|2.4|sqmi|km2}} of it (9.69%) is water.  Folsom is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

[[Carpenter Hill]] in Folsom has the highest elevation in Sacramento County, at 831 feet (253 meters).<ref>{{cite news | last = Camponovo | first = Megan | date = June 7, 2020 | title = A residential intersection in Folsom is the highest point in Sacramento County | url = https://fox40.com/news/local-news/highest-point-sacramento-county-folsom-carpenter-hill/ | work = FOX 40}}</ref>

===Climate===
Folsom's climate is characterized by long, hot, dry summers and cool, rainy winters.

{{Weather box
|location = Folsom, California ([[Folsom Dam]]), 1981–2010 normals
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 54
|Feb high F = 61
|Mar high F = 65
|Apr high F = 72
|May high F = 81
|Jun high F = 89
|Jul high F = 94
|Aug high F = 94
|Sep high F = 88
|Oct high F = 79
|Nov high F = 62
|Dec high F = 54
|year high F =
|Jan low F = 38
|Feb low F = 43
|Mar low F = 46
|Apr low F = 48
|May low F = 52
|Jun low F = 58
|Jul low F = 61
|Aug low F = 60
|Sep low F = 58
|Oct low F = 54
|Nov low F = 44
|Dec low F = 39
|year low F = 
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.70
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.63
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.65
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.74
|May precipitation inch = .67
|Jun precipitation inch = .38
|Jul precipitation inch = .06
|Aug precipitation inch = .11
|Sep precipitation inch = .62
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.46
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.96
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.83
|precipitation colour = green
|year precipitation inch = 25.80
|source 1 = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca3113|title=FOLSOM DAM, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary|website=www.wrcc.dri.edu}}</ref>
|date=November 2012
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 609
|1950= 1690
|1960= 3925
|1970= 5810
|1980= 11003
|1990= 29802
|2000= 51884
|2010= 72203
|2020= 80454
|estimate= 84782
|estyear=2023
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing| website= census.gov |publisher= US Census Bureau |access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
Folsom is part of the [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]−[[Arden-Arcade, California|Arden-Arcade]]−[[Roseville, California|Roseville]] [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Folsom, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=07553445v1chApt6ch002.pdf |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/california/1980a_caab-03.pdf |access-date=April 20, 2025 |website=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=California: 1990, Part 1 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-6-1.pdf |access-date=April 20, 2025 |website=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Folsom city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0624638&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |website= census.gov |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Folsom city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0624638&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website= census.gov |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Folsom city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0624638&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website= census.gov |publisher= [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,490
|22,387
|38,500
|48,009
|style='background: #ffffe6; |44,972
|86.25%
|75.12%
|74.20%
|66.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.90%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|547
|2,896
|3,086
|4,080
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,342
|4.97%
|9.72%
|5.95%
|5.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.15%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|172
|237
|289
|style='background: #ffffe6; |269
|N/A
|0.58%
|0.46%
|0.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|1,003
|3,693
|8,917
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,742
|N/A
|3.37%
|7.12%
|12.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.57%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|N/A
|93
|156
|style='background: #ffffe6; |185
|N/A
|N/A
|0.18%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|314
|99
|112
|439
|style='background: #ffffe6; |494
|2.85%
|0.33%
|0.22%
|0.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|N/A
|1,249
|2,249
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,947
|N/A
|N/A
|2.41%
|3.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.15%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|652
|3,245
|4,914
|8,064
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,503
|5.93%
|10.89%
|9.47%
|11.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13.05%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''11,003'''
|'''29,802'''
|'''51,884'''
|'''72,203'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''80,454'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Folsom had a population of 72,203. The population density was {{convert|2,971.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Folsom was 53,627 (74.3%) White, 4,140 (5.7%) African American, 427 (0.6%) Native American, 9,000 (12.5%) Asian, 173 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 1,818 (2.5%) from other races, and 3,018 (4.2%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8,064 persons (11.2%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0624638|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024919/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0624638|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Folsom City |website= census.gov |publisher= US Census Bureau |access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 65,243 people (90.4% of the population) lived in households, 188 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 6,772 (9.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 24,951 households, 9,796 (39.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 14,399 (57.7%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 2,195 (8.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,006 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 1,150 (4.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 137 (0.5%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 5,788 households (23.2%) were one person and 1,930 (7.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.61.  There were 17,600 families (70.5% of households); the average family size was 3.13.

The age distribution was 17,570 people (24.3%) under the age of 18, 5,344 people (7.4%) aged 18 to 24, 23,022 people (31.9%) aged 25 to 44, 19,358 people (26.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,909 people (9.6%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.9 males.

There were 26,109 housing units at an average density of 1,074.4 per square mile, of the occupied units 17,442 (69.9%) were owner-occupied and 7,509 (30.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%.  47,982 people (66.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 17,261 people (23.9%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 51,884 people in 17,196 households, including 12,518 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,386.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 17,968 housing units at an average density of {{convert|826.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 77.89% Caucasian, 5.99% African American, 0.58% Native American, 7.19% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 4.71% from other races, and 3.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.47%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |website= census.gov |publisher= US Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref>

Of the 17,196 households 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.7% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 21.8% of households were one person and 7.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 39.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% 65 or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.0 males.

According to a 2007 estimate, The median household income was $87,542, and the median family income  was $109,032.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-context=st&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S1901&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-CONTEXT=st&-tree_id=307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US0624638&-format=&-_lang=en|title=American FactFinder - Results |website= census.gov |publisher= US Census Bureau |access-date=April 28, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212054904/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/STTable?_bm=y&-context=st&-qr_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_S1901&-ds_name=ACS_2007_1YR_G00_&-CONTEXT=st&-tree_id=307&-redoLog=false&-_caller=geoselect&-geo_id=16000US0624638&-format=&-_lang=en|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> Males had a median income of $60,616 versus $42,434 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,210.  About 2.6% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[File:Folsom City Hall - panoramio (1).jpg|thumb|Folsom City Hall]]

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.folsom.ca.us/home/showpublisheddocument/5495/637523463582970000 City of Folsom CAFR 2020]</ref> the top employers in the city are:
{| class="wikitable"
|#
|'''Employer''' 
|'''Employees'''
|'''Percentage of Total City Employment'''
|-
|1
|[[Intel|Intel Corporation]]
|6,318
|17.80%
|-
|2
|[[California State Prison, Sacramento]]
|1,469
|4.14%
|-
|3
|[[Folsom Cordova Unified School District]]
|1,112
|3.13%
|-
|4
|[[Folsom State Prison]]
|1,069
|3.01%
|-
|5
|[[Dignity Health#Hospitals|Mercy Hospital of Folsom]]
|755
|2.13%
|-
|6
|[[California Independent System Operator|California ISO]]
|638
|1.80%
|-
|7
|[[Folsom, California#Government|City of Folsom]]
|452
|1.27%
|-
|8
|[[SAFE Credit Union]]
|355
|1.00%
|-
|9
|[[Micron Technology|Micron Technology, Inc.]]
|350
|0.99%
|-
|10
|[[Costco]]
|300
|0.85%
|}
The total Folsom labor force is 35,500, approximately 59.6% of the total adult population asset of around 59,740.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/folsomcitycalifornia?|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Folsom city, California|website=www.census.gov|language=en|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Folsom CN 10 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|The Georgia Murray Building]]

The city operates the Folsom Public Library, located in the Georgia Murray Building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.folsom.ca.us/depts/library_services/locations_hours.asp|title=Library Locations & Hours|website=Folsom Public Library|access-date=June 18, 2017|archive-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325053705/http://www.folsom.ca.us/depts/library_services/locations_hours.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[Livermore Community Park]] is located in Folsom and offers sports facilities and a water park.<ref name="Livermore Park">{{cite web|url=https://www.folsom.ca.us/parks/parks_n_trails/parks/parklist/Livermore_community_park.asp|title=Livermore Community Park|website=folsom.ca.us|access-date=December 2, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203085542/https://www.folsom.ca.us/parks/parks_n_trails/parks/parklist/Livermore_community_park.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> Folsom also boasts over fifty miles of trails,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trails and Bikeways {{!}} Folsom, CA |url=https://www.folsom.ca.us/government/parks-recreation/parks-trails-and-open-space/trails |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241123153446/https://www.folsom.ca.us/government/parks-recreation/parks-trails-and-open-space/trails |archive-date=2024-11-23 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=www.folsom.ca.us |language=en}}</ref> including the Humbug-Willow Creek Trail, Folsom Parkway Rail Trail, Lake Natoma Trail, and Oak Parkway Trail. The 32-mile [[American River Bike Trail]], which starts in Sacramento, runs through Folsom along Lake Natoma.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Viall |first=Tim |date=August 30, 2021 |title=Folsom, a scenic and historic river city, beckons travelers |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/lifestyle/travel/2021/08/30/folsom-scenic-and-historic-gold-rush-river-city-beckons-travelers/5655611001/ |access-date=November 19, 2023 |website=The Stockton Record |language=en-US}}</ref> Bridges located in Folsom include Lake Natoma Crossing, the Rainbow Bridge, the Historic Truss Bridge, and Folsom Lake Crossing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Folsom History {{!}} Folsom, CA |url=https://www.folsom.ca.us/residents/folsom-history |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230901171550/https://www.folsom.ca.us/residents/folsom-history |archive-date=2023-09-01 |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.folsom.ca.us |language=en}}</ref> There is also a pedestrian bridge over East Bidwell Street that opened on November 6, 2010, as part of a new segment on the Humbug-Willow Creek Trail. Another bridge was built over Folsom Lake Crossing in 2014 as part of the [[Johnny Cash Trail]], a public art experience and bike trail honoring the singer [[Johnny Cash]], which was opened on October 14, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Cash Trail {{!}} Folsom |url=https://folsomcasharttrail.com/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Folsom Cash Art Trail |language=en-US}}</ref>

Folsom also includes part of the [[Folsom Lake State Recreation Area]], which is popular for hiking, boating, fishing, and biking, and a major attraction in the Sacramento region.
{{wide image|View of Folsom bridges from Lake Natoma Crossing Bridge.jpg|1000px|Looking east from Lake Natoma Crossing Bridge. Historic Folsom is on the right.}}

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Folsom is in {{Representative|casd|1|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in the [[California's 7th State Assembly district|7th Assembly District]], represented by Republican [[Josh Hoover]].<ref>{{Cite web
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Located within [[California's 3rd congressional district]], Folsom is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Kevin Kiley (politician)|Kevin Kiley]].<ref name="Dave's" />

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential election results in Folsom<ref name="Dave's">{{cite web|title=Dave's Redistricting|url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::fc9d2d06-7c7f-451c-92cb-122127a79c29|access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! Others
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in California|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.2%''' ''22,254''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.3% ''19,303''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''1,099''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in California|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''46.6%''' ''15,123''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.1% ''14,964''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.3% ''2,376''
|}

{{see also|Government of Sacramento County, California}}

==Education==
[[Folsom Lake College]] is a public community college which is part of the [[Los Rios Community College District]].

[[Folsom Cordova Unified School District]] operates public schools in Folsom and Rancho Cordova. The two high schools are [[Folsom High School]] and [[Vista del Lago High School (Folsom, California)|Vista del Lago High School]]. The two middle schools are Folsom Middle School and Sutter Middle School.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-10 |title=Home - Folsom Cordova Unified School District |url=https://www.fcusd.org |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.fcusd.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
The [[Sacramento Regional Transit District]] extended the [[SacRT light rail|light rail train system]] to Folsom via an extension to the [[Gold Line (SacRT)|Gold Line]] in October 2005, providing direct service to [[Downtown Sacramento]].  Regional Transit also operates the Folsom Stage Line, a public bus service within the city of Folsom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sacrt.com/aboutrt/|title = SacRT About Us}}</ref>

In February 2020, 75 project customers, including the City of Folsom, received permanent federal water contracts for the Central Valley Project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-02-28/westlands-water-district-gets-permanent-u-s-contract-for-massive-irrigation-deliveries|title=Westlands Water District gets permanent U.S. contract for massive irrigation deliveries|last=Boxall|first=Bettina|date=February 29, 2020|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bureau of Reclamation Completes First Group of Congressionally-Mandated California Central Valley Project Contract Conversions|url=https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/22216-bureau-of-reclamation-completes-first-group-of-congressionally-mandated-california-central-valley-project-contract-conversions|work=Sierra Sun Times|date=March 2, 2010|access-date=March 3, 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!-- New links in alphabetical order please -->
*[[Britani Bateman]] – actress, singer, and cast member on [[The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City]]
*[[Shadrack Biwott]] – [[United States|American]] long-distance runner
*[[Jake Browning]] – [[Cincinnati Bengals]] quarterback
*[[Peter Camejo]] –  [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] activist
*[[McKenzie Forbes]] – [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] player for the [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
*[[Spider Jorgensen]] – [[Major League Baseball]] player
*[[Aspen Ladd]] – MMA fighter currently fighting in [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]
*[[Brennan Poole]] – [[NASCAR]] driver
*[[Jordan Richards (American football)|Jordan Richards]] – free agent safety
*[[Jonah Williams (offensive lineman)|Jonah Williams]] – [[Arizona Cardinals]] offensive lineman

==In popular culture==
The song "[[Folsom Prison Blues]]" by [[Johnny Cash]] is about [[Folsom State Prison]].

==Sister cities==
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Crespano del Grappa]], Italy<ref name="sister">{{Cite web|url=https://www.folsom.ca.us/city_hall/depts/govt/sister/default.asp|title=Folsom, CA - Sister Cities|website=www.folsom.ca.us|publisher=city of Folsom|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219145752/https://www.folsom.ca.us/city_hall/depts/govt/sister/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Jiaohe, Jilin|Jiaohe City]], China{{r|sister}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Folsom}}
{{Portal|California}}
*{{Official website|https://www.folsom.ca.us}}

{{Geographic Location
|Center    = Folsom
|North     = [[Folsom Lake]]
|Northeast = [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]] ([[El Dorado Hills, California|El Dorado Hills]])
|East      = [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]] ([[El Dorado Hills, California|El Dorado Hills]])
|Southeast = Cosumnes Unincorporated Area ([[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]])
|South     = Cosumnes Unincorporated Area ([[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]])
|Southwest = [[Gold River, California|Gold River]], [[Rancho Cordova, California|Rancho Cordova]]
|West      = [[Fair Oaks, California|Fair Oaks]], [[Orangevale, California|Orangevale]]
|Northwest = [[Orangevale, California|Orangevale]], [[Placer County, California|Placer County]] ([[Granite Bay, California|Granite Bay]])
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